Nutrition and Cancer - General Nutrition Guidelines

General nutrition guidelines during cancer treatment

Careful food choices will help support your immune system’s fight against cancer. The foods you choose to eat during active cancer treatment will vary according to any side effects you may be experiencing. Overall, try to make food choices that provide you enough calories (to maintain your weight), protein (to help rebuild tissues that cancer treatment may harm), nutrients such as vitamins and minerals, and fluids (essential for your body’s functioning).

The following suggestions from the National Cancer Institute may be helpful if you have difficulty eating or a loss of appetite even when you are feeling well with cancer: